Question

Last week the price of apples at fifer farm was $1.50 per pound this week the price has decreased by 20% what is the price of apples this week

Answer 1

1.20 per pound

Explanation:

calculating what the percent is taken from 1.50, simply take the period out of the 150 and multiply by x .20 to get 30 from it, then subtract 30 from 150 to get 120 and from there you can add the period back in. Hope this helps !